Finance Manager
- Recruiter
- Four Financial Recruitment Ltd
- Location
- England, Lancashire, Blackpool
- Salary
- £45000 - £50000 per annum
- Posted
- 12 Jan 2017
- Closes
- 19 Jan 2017
- Ref
- JO0000006380
- Contact
- Neil Whitaker
- Job Title
- Finance Manager
- Category
- Accountancy Practice
- Experience Levels
- Qualified Accountant
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
A well known and successful manufacturing business based in Blackpool are currently looking to recruit for a Procurement Finance manager on a 12 month contract to cover maternity. As the procurement finance manager you will partner the procurement team and provide insight and control to the procurement function to ensure optimal business decisions are taken;
Your duties will include;
·To manage the month end close process to ensure timely and accurate financial results each month with and gain an understanding of the key drivers of financial performance.
·Forecasting commodity and packaging spend and understanding variances from forecast on a monthly basis.
·Business partnering the procurement team to understand actual performance and forecasts.
·Full responsibility for the financial close for BV, supplier development etc.
·Forecasting product costings for branded and non-branded products.
·Operation of open book pricing models with Co-manufacturing partners and key retailers.
·Tracking procurement overheads / variances and forecasting
·Attending weekly commodity exec meetings
In order to be considered for the role you must be able to start immediately or be on a very short notice period. There will be a preference towards a ACA/CIMA/ACCA qualification unless you have experience of a similar role within a fast paced FMCG environment. Understanding complex ERP systems preferably SAP and reporting systems preferably Cognos.